How to click a label, or area of UI, to select group?

lahatte

I want to be able to place some things on the UI, and by clicking on one a specific group gets selected to be able to sound. The simplest way to get started I think is to just use labels.

I haven't been able to find and or understand a way to do this, but I know it is done.

Help! :)

Thanks.

lahatte

Anyone?

Dragon?

;)

corbo-billy

A switch or button would be more appropriate for this action.

lahatte

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/102322#Comment_102322

OK. I'll look into that and see if it will work. Thanks.

Is there a way to make a switch background hidden, so that only the text is displayed? I can't find anything for that.

lahatte

Well, I am not finding anything that works as I need it to. The button and switch work, but I need any that are currently 'pressed' to become not pressed when another one is pressed. How can I achieve that? I don't see any control parameters related to the switch state.

corbo-billy

You have to work and master the if ...else ....end if function _

https://www.native-instruments.com/ni-tech-manuals/ksp-manual/en/control-statements.html#if-----else-----end-if

lahatte

Yes, I already know that logic. If then else WHAT?

medusa

to switch a switch off when other is pressed

on ui_control (switch_2)
if(switch_2 = 1)
switch_1 := 0
end if
end on

Gablux

Please read what you posted "...and by clicking on one a specific group gets selected to be able to sound. The simplest way to get started I think is to just use labels."

It is hard to understand what you want. I will guess:

You want a number of buttons on the UI and when any of them are pressed, all the others will be turned off (not pressed) and that pressed button will point to the group you want to play.

If that's what you want:

on init
  declare ui_button $button1
  declare ui_button $button2
  declare ui_button $button3
  declare ui_button $button4

  declare %button_uiids[4]
    %button_uiids[0] := get_ui_id($button1)
    %button_uiids[1] := get_ui_id($button2)
    %button_uiids[2] := get_ui_id($button3)
    %button_uiids[3] := get_ui_id($button4)

  declare $i
  declare $group_to_allow
end on


function clear_buttons
   $i := 0
   while($i < num_elements(%button_uiids))
      set_control_par(%button_uiids[$i], $CONTROL_PAR_VALUE, 0)
      inc($i)
   end while
end function


on ui_control ($button1)
 call clear_buttons
 $button1 := 1
end on

on ui_control ($button2)
 call clear_buttons
 $button2 := 1
end on

on ui_control ($button3)
 call clear_buttons
 $button3 := 1
end on

on ui_control ($button4)
 call clear_buttons
 $button4 := 1
end on


on note
  disallow_group($ALL_GROUPS)
  $i := 0 
  while ($i < num_elements(%button_uiids))
    if ( get_control_par(%button_uiids[$i],$CONTROL_PAR_VALUE) = 1)
      $group_to_allow := $i
    end if
    inc($i)
  end while
  allow_group($group_to_allow)
end on

 good ol' vanilla KSP.

lahatte

Thanks for that. I'll give it a go soon.

I actually decided to just make it so that any sound which had the switch on would play, so multiples can play at once. But what you posted will surely be useful.

Thanks!